A quick poll of my recovery friends would result in confirmation that my least favorite saying is, “It is what it is.” It’s my least favorite because it has been said to me so many times in response to my impatience. I have been impatient

…We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others….. Excerpt

Setting my intentions for the next year In years past, I would sit down on December 31st and begin the list of resolutions for the next year. A decade ago the intentions were all about quitting things: drinking, smoking, and eating bad food. I would